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    OpenBSD machine and you want to share your effort by turning     OpenBSD machine and you want to share your effort by turning
    it into a standard port.  What to do?     it into a standard port.  What to do?
   <p>    <p>
      The most important thing you can is to <strong>communicate</strong>.
      Ask people on <a href="mailto:ports@openbsd.org">ports@openbsd.org</a>
      if they are working on the same port. <em>Tell the original software
      author about it</em>, including problems you may find. If licensing
      information appears incorrect tell him.  If you had to jump through
      loops to make the port build, tell him what he can fix.  If they are
      only developping on Linux and feel like ignoring the rest of the Unix
      world, try to make them change their view.
     <p>
      <strong>COMMUNICATION</strong> makes the difference between a successful
      port and a port that will slowly be abandonned by everyone.
     <p>
    First look at the porting information on this page.  Then check     First look at the porting information on this page.  Then check
    out the referenced documents, especially the OpenBSD porting     out the referenced documents, especially the OpenBSD porting
    <a href="checklist.html">checklist</a>.     <a href="porting/checklist.html">checklist</a>.
   <p>    <p>
    Test, then re-test, and finally test again!     Test, then re-test, and finally test again!
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    <li>Section 19.2.5 of the     <li>Section 19.2.5 of the
        <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/porting.html">FreeBSD         <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/porting.html">FreeBSD
        Handbook</a>.  This is the FreeBSD porting bible.         Handbook</a>.  This is the FreeBSD porting bible.
    <li>OpenBSD porting <a href="checklist.html">checklist</a>.     <li>OpenBSD porting <a href="porting/checklist.html">checklist</a>.
         <li><a href="audio-port.html">Porting audio applications to OpenBSD</a>.          <li><a href="porting/audio.html">Porting audio applications to OpenBSD</a>.
    <li>The OpenBSD ports mailing list,     <li>The OpenBSD ports mailing list,
        <a href="mailto:ports@openbsd.org">ports@OpenBSD.ORG</a>.         <a href="mailto:ports@openbsd.org">ports@OpenBSD.ORG</a>.
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